Romances comic books issue 6

Photo Cover by Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Romance may even reach a princess, she discovered, for..."Love Wears No Crown"! Also in this issue: "Heart in Disguise"; "One-Sided Romance"; untitled Johnnie and Janie 1-pager (with art by Hy Rosen?); "Carbon Copy Sweetheart"; untitled Linda Lee 1-pager; 2-page Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column; untitled Oddities in Romance 1-pager; "Heartache Highway"; untitled Binny 1-pager (with art by Hy Rosen?); and 1-page poem "My Desire" by Robert Herrick. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Ken Rice?, Mike Sekowsky, Pete Tumlinson, Christopher Rule?, Pete Riss?, George Klein? and unknown. Featuring: "My Stolen Love!"; "Hearts Dance on High!"; "A Love to Fight For!"; "Love Cannot Die!"; and "Man Trap!" Plus: 2-page text story "Dream of Love"! Also: Let's Talk Over Your Love Romances! letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

March 1927. Cover by Leo Stielke. Romantic stories illustrated with photographs. Plus food, advice, fashion and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

June 1927. True romantic stories illustrated with period photographs. Also includes jokes, articles and advice. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. A woman is smitten by the soldier who falls asleep on her shoulder during a train ride. This story's splash page (also the cover illustration) features a classic example of good-girl art. Showgirl Jill is wooed by wealthy Bill, but he doesn't approve of her stage act, in a story featuring some spicy showgirl art. Stormy Love; My First Romance; That Woman!; Forbidden Kisses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover by Willinger/ Shostal. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour. These oversized issues include content typical of a teen girls' magazine, alongside comics stories by the likes of celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Actress Elaine is torn between fellow actor Bruce and Dr. Rogers, the only surgeon who can save Bruce's voice, in a story with art by Baker. In another Matt Baker story, Anita gets suspicious after she sees Helen with Anita's boyfriend Ted in the front seat of their roomy Woodie sedan. Plus a bonus for B-movie fans: teens get involved in gambling and gangsters, in a fumetti version of the 1949 juvenile-delinquent film Flame of Youth, using stills from the movie to tell the story. And fashion advice and music reviews from the dawn of the teenager era, 1949. Flame of Youth; It Doesn't Pay to Steal Kisses; Rx for a Broken Heart; Was I a Fool to Go On Loving Him?; I Lived a Lie; Was I Really a Bad Girl? 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Dana Dutch, Chuck Miller and Warren King. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Nancy wants to be an actress more than anything, and discovers there is a price to stardom, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. Arlene dates football star Tommy at his insistence, even though steady Steve warns her that he may not be on the up-and-up. Dot falls for a handsome sailor, but then thinks that he has another girlfriend in another port. Cover by Baker. Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon; Men Offered Me Stardom -- If I Would Pay Their Price; I Was a Victim of Deceit; The Navy Was My Target; And Now I'm in Trouble Because I Couldn't Control My Desires!; I Was Too Free with Boys. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Tough but beautiful Rose Dawson, boss of the Bar B ranch, leads the charge against the Benson gang. Redheaded Martha swears revenge against the rustlers who killed her man Joe. Nan and her father are in trouble after her fiancee Jim gambles away the livestock. The cover promises "romances of ranch and range." Rose of Mustang Mesa; Romance Range; Wedding Bells and Bullets!; A Wife for Don Diablo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Ben Brown & David Gantz, Myron Fass, Wally Littman and unknown. Harvey Kurtzman writes and draws the 1-page humor story "Genius"! Plus: Every girl in the school yearned for Paul's arms...and she was no exception! Was he really unapproachable? She was going to find out! Read..."Kid Sister"! Also featuring: "The Faint Heart"; "Dude Ranch Romance"; and Dr. Anthony King, Psychiatrist, in "Comeback"! Plus: 1-page story "The Maid from Le Mans"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Ed Goldfarb, Maurice Gutwirth and Louis Zansky. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Ex-con Alice falls for new employer Walt, but their boss Charles blackmails her into dating him instead. A woman is torn between two soldiers, and if that wasnt bad enough, one of them says the other is a spy. Wealthy, dying Carol loves Bruce, but fears that hes just after her money; neither of them knows shes being poisoned. No Shame in Happiness; Girl on Parole; Love in Central Park; Thrill Hungry; Borrowed Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Heart Was Fickle / The Girl That Men Forgot"; "Marriage Rites"; "For Beauty's Sake"; "Dreams Come True" illustrated poem; "Honeymoon for Three"; "Western Weddings"; "Price Tag on Love"; and "Evangeline". Comic advertisements: Slinky; Cloverine Salve; and Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. Illustrated text stories: "Marry Me: The Story of a Girl Who Found Out What True Love Meant!" by Jane Carter; and "Right Kind of a Girl: Broken-Hearted Carola Makes One Last Desperate Try for Love and Happiness!" by Elizabeth Starr. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and Manny Stallman. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. A couple tries to keep their date a secret from nosy friends and neighbors. Rancher Louisa is torn between cowpokes Fred and Phil, until a horse attack decides the matter. The Secret Date; Song At Twilight; Fear Haunts My Love; Break A Girl's Heart; A Gift of Roses. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Grace pretends to be single while her husband Paul is overseas, leading to romantic complications with John, in a story with art by Baker. Redheaded Louise is dating Fred and Jack, but maybe she shouldn't schedule them both for the same night. WAC Judith is engaged to fellow soldier Lou, but she still wants to play the field. Recruited for Romance; Escapades of a Navy Wife; Pilot Crazy; Camouflaged Heart; Engagement for Profit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of teen love and heartbreak. Beth suspects that her man is in love with Ruth. A woman dates a man she works with, despite her better judgment. A story with the saucy title "Back Seat for Romance." Plus vintage advice for girls who are about to start dating for the first time. Tortured Heart; Back Seat for Romance; Date Bait; Danger... Love at Work; Love Is for Keeps. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Sam Citron, Bill Ward and unknown. Fran was making Charlie give up a good job just to prove his love for her! But she could never marry him otherwise - doubt would always be in her mind! Read..."Was I Really His Choice"! Also featuring: "My Broken Engagement"; "The Groom Said No"; and "My Boy Friend was Afraid of Love"! Plus: 1-page retitled reprint text story "Sorrowful Surprise"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dale McFeatters, Ferd Johnson, Chas. M. Quinlan, Vernon Henkel and Mike Senich. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured reprints of 1940s comic strips. The Corsair thought the pirate called the Raven was dead, but his ghost appears to the crew of the Silver Spray; Private eye Carter Mason, aka Mr. In-Between, tries to prove a woman innocent of her husband's murder; Boy inventor Tommy Tinker uses homemade walkie-talkies to cheat on a test, but accidentally broadcasts to the whole school. Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; The Corsair; George and the Dragon; Mr. In-Between; Tommy Tinker; Tugboat Tim; Sheriff Shudders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Jesse is a talented basketball player, but Donna doesn't see the harm in a few rigged games if they can make enough money for their first home. Steven learns that his fiancee Sherry isn't really named Sherry, and nothing else he knows about her is true either. Carol sets her sights on winning handsome district attorney Ben away from his girlfriend Judy, but at a crucial moment, Carol can't be the partner that Ben needs. In the Name of Love; The Fraud; The Heart Lies Deep; Borrowed Moment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.